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{{Short description|Bicameral state legislature of the state of Karnataka in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2020}}
{{one source|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox legislature
|foundation ={{start date|1881|df=y|br=y|p=y}} |name = Karnataka Legislative Assembly
|native_name = ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ವಿಧಾನಸಭೆ
|legislature = [[15th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|15th Legislative Assembly of Karnataka]]
|coa_pic = Seal of Karnataka.png
|coa_res =
|house_type =[[Karnataka Legislature|Lower house of Karnataka Legislature]]
|term_limits = [[List of political term limits#India|5 years]]
|leader1_type = [[List of Speakers of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Speaker]]
|leader1 = '''[[Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri]]'''
|party1 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|election1 = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|31 July 2019]]
|leader2_type = [[Deputy Speaker]]
|leader2 = '''Anand Chandrashekhar Mamani'''
| election2 = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|24 March 2020]]
| party2 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|leader3_type = Leader of the House <br /> ([[List of chief ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister]])
|leader3 = '''[[B. S. Yediyurappa]]'''
|party3 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|election3 = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|26 July 2019]]
|leader4_type = Deputy Leader of the House <br /> ([[List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Karnataka|Deputy Chief Minister]])
|leader4 = '''[[C. N. Ashwath Narayan]]<br>[[Govind M. Karjol]]<br>[[Laxman Savadi]]'''
|party4 = [[BJP]]
|election4 = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|26 August 2019]]
|leader5_type = [[Leader of the Opposition]]
|leader5 = '''[[Siddaramaiah]]'''
|party5 = [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|election5 = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|9 December 2019]]
|leader6_type = [[Deputy Leader of the Opposition]]
|leader6 =[[Ajay Singh (Karnataka politician)|Ajay Singh]]
|party6 =[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|election6 =[[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|12 March 2020]]
|leader7_type = [[Secretary|Chief Secretary]]
|leader7 = '''M.K. Vishalakshi'''
|members = '''224'''
|structure1= File:India Karnataka 2021 Parliament 2021.svg
|structure1_res= 300px
| political_groups1 =
'''[[Government of Karnataka|Government]] (121)'''
* {{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (119)
* {{Color box|#CDCDCD}} [[Independent Politician|IND]] (2)
'''Opposition (69)'''
* {{Color box|#38C3FF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (68)
* {{Color box|#757575}} [[Independent Politician|IND]] (1)
'''Others (32)'''
* {{Color box|#138808}} [[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]] (32)
'''Vacant (2)'''
* {{Color box|#FFFFFF}} Vacant (2)
|voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post voting|First past the post]]
|last_election1 = [[2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election|12 May 2018]]
|next_election1 =May 2023
|session_room = File:Vidhana Souda , Bangalore.jpg
|meeting_place = Legislative Assembly building, [[Vidhana Soudha|Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]].
|session_room2 = File:Suvarna Vidhana Soudha.jpg
|session_res2 = 300px
|meeting_place2 = Legislative Assembly building, [[Suvarna Vidhana Soudha|Suvarna Vidhan Soudha, Belagavi]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]] (Winter session)
|website = [http://kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/assembly.htm Karnataka Legislative Assembly]
|footnotes = The Council was established in 1881 for the [[Princely State of Mysore]]. The [[princely state]] was merged with the [[Dominion of India]] and became [[Mysore State]] in 1947; Mysore State was re-organized to its current territorial state in 1956 and renamed as [[Karnataka]] on 1 November 1973.
|founder =yyy}}

The '''Karnataka Legislative Assembly''' is the lower house of the [[Karnataka Legislature|bicameral legislature]] of [[Karnataka]] in [[South India]], India. Karnataka is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses. The two houses are the ''[[Vidhan Sabha]]'' (lower house) and the ''[[Vidhan Parishad]]'' (upper house).

The members of the ''Vidhana Sabhe'' are directly elected by people through [[Universal suffrage|adult franchise]].

There are 224 members of the ''Vidhana Sabhe'' or the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka state. The state of [[Karnataka]] is divided into 224 constituencies used to elect the Legislative assembly members.

Each [[List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly|constituency]] elects one member of the assembly. Members are popularly known as MLAs. The assembly is elected using the [[plurality voting system|simple plurality]] or "first past the post" electoral system. The elections are conducted by the [[Election Commission of India]].

The normal term of the members lasts for five years. In case of death, resignation or disqualification of a member, a [[by-election]] is conducted for constituency represented by the member. The party, or coalition which has the majority becomes the ruling party.

==List of assemblies==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
| '''Assembly'''
| '''Period'''
| '''Chief Minister(s)'''
|-
|[[1st Karnataka Legislative Assembly|First Assembly]]
|18 June 1952 – 31 March 1957
|[[K. Chengalaraya Reddy|K. C. Reddy]], [[Kengal Hanumanthaiah]], [[Kadidal Manjappa]], [[S. Nijalingappa]]
|-
|[[2nd Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Second Assembly]]
|10 June 1957 – 1 March 1962
|[[S. Nijalingappa]], [[B.D. Jatti]]
|-
|[[3rd Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Third Assembly]]
|15 March 1962 – 28 February 1967
|[[S. R. Kanthi]], [[S. Nijalingappa]]
|-
|[[4th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Fourth Assembly]]
|15 March 1967 – 14 April 1971
|[[S. Nijalingappa]], [[Veerendra Patil]]
|-
|[[5th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Fifth Assembly]]
|24 March 1972 – 31 December 1977 (Dissolved)
|[[D. Devaraj Urs]]
|-
|[[6th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Sixth Assembly]]
|17 March 1978 – 8 June 1983 (Dissolved)
|[[D. Devaraj Urs]], [[R. Gundu Rao]]
|-
|[[7th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Seventh Assembly]]
|24 July 1983 – 2 January 1985 (Dissolved)
|[[Ramakrishna Hegde]]
|-
|[[8th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Eighth Assembly]]
|18 March 1985 – 21 April 1989 (Dissolved)
|[[Ramakrishna Hegde]], [[S. R. Bommai]]
|-
|[[9th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Ninth Assembly]]
|18 December 1989 – 20 September 1994 (Dissolved)
|[[Veerendra Patil]], [[S.Bangarappa]], [[M. Veerappa Moily]]
|-
|[[10th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Tenth Assembly]]
|25 December 1994 – 22 July 1999 (Dissolved)
|[[H.D. Deve Gowda]], [[J. H. Patel]]
|-
|[[11th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Eleventh Assembly]]
|25 October 1999 – 28 May 2004
|[[S. M. Krishna]]
|-
|[[12th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Twelfth Assembly]]
|28 May 2004 – 19 November 2007 (Dissolved)
|[[Dharam Singh]], [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]], [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]]
|-
|[[13th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Thirteenth Assembly]]
|30 May 2008 – 5 May 2013
|[[B. S. Yeddyurappa]], [[D.V. Sadananda Gowda]], [[Jagadish Shettar]]
|-
|[[14th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Fourteenth Assembly]]
|13 May 2013 – 15 May 2018
|[[Siddaramaiah]]
|-
|[[15th Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Fifteenth Assembly]]
|16 May 2018 – ''Present''
|[[H. D. Kumaraswamy]], [[B. S. Yeddyurappa]]
|-
|}

'''President's rule in the state'''
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
| '''Period'''
| '''Assembly'''
|-
|19.03.1971 to 20.03.1972
|Fourth Assembly
|-
|31.12.1977 to 28.02.1978
|Fifth Assembly
|-
|21.04.1989 to 30.11.1989
|Eighth Assembly
|-
|09.10.2007 to 11.11.2007
|Twelfth Assembly
|-
|20.11.2007 to 29.05.2008
|Twelfth Assembly
|}

At 11:00 am on 18 June 1952, Wednesday, the first session of the legislative assembly was held at the old public office building conference hall (the present high court building) in Bangalore.

On 16 December 1949 the maharaja of Mysore dissolved the representative assembly and the legislative assembly. The constituent assembly which was constituted in 1947 became the provisional assembly of Mysore until the elections were held in 1952.

The first assembly formed under the Constitution had 99 elected and one nominated member. In the first sitting of the state assembly, V. Venkatappa was the honorary speaker who administered oath to the members including the then Chief Minister [[Kengal Hanumanthaiah]]. He conducted election to the post of speaker, which was contested by socialist leader Shantaveri Gopalagowda, and H. Siddaiah, where H. Siddaiah secured 74 votes and emerged victorious and the first CM of Karnataka state Kengal Hanumanthaiah delivered the speech.

With the formation of Andhra state in 1953, parts of Bellary district from Madras State were added to Mysore state and the strength of the Assembly increased by five members. After the re-organisation of state of Mysore came into being on 1 November 1956 with four districts from the former Bombay state, three districts of Hyderabad state, a district and a taluk of the old Madras state of Coorg and the princely state of Mysore. The state was renamed as Karnataka in 1973.

The first sitting of the new assembly was held on 19 December 1956 in the newly built Vidhana Soudha. The strength of the assembly, which was 208 in 1957 increased to 216 in 1967 and to 224 plus a nominated member in 1978.

The lone women Speaker of Karnataka assembly was K. S. Nagaratnamma from 24 March 1972 to 3 March 1978.

The Budget Session and The Monsoon Session of the Legislature are held in Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru. The Winter Session of the Legislature is held in Suvarna Soudha, Belagavi.

==List of speakers==
{| class="wikitable"
!Sl.No.
!Speaker
!Party
!Tenure
|-
|1
|V. Venkatappa
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|26.01.1952 to 17.06.1952
|-
|2
|H. Siddaiah
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|18.06.1952 to 14.05.1954
|-
|3
|H. S. Rudrappa
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|13.10.1954 to 01.11.1956
|-
|4
|[[S. R. Kanthi]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|19.12.1956 to 09.03.1962
|-
|5
|[[Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga|B. Vaikunta Baliga]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|15.03.1962 to 06.06.1968
|-
|6
|S. D. Kotavale
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|05.09.1968 to 24.03.1972
|-
|7
|[[K. S. Nagarathanamma]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|24.03.1972 to 17.03.1978
|-
|8
|P. Venkataramana
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|17.03.1978 to 03.10.1980
|-
|9
|Sumati B. Madiman
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|22.12.1980 to 22.12.1980
|-
|10
|K. H. Ranganath
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|30.01.1981 to 24.01.1983
|-
|11
|[[D. B. Chandre Gowda]]
|[[Janata Party|JP]]
|24.01.1983 to 17.03.1985
|-
|12
|B. G. Banakar
|[[Janata Party|JP]]
|18.03.1985 to 17.12.1989
|-
|13
|[[S. M. Krishna]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|18.12.1989 to 20.01.1993
|-
|14
|V. S. Koujalagi
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|15.02.1993 to 26.12.1994
|-
|15
|[[K. R. Ramesh Kumar]]
|[[Janata Dal|JD]]
|27.12.1994 to 24.10.1999
|-
|16
|M. V. Venkatappa
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|26.10.1999 to 07.06.2004
|-
|17
|[[Krishna (Politician)|Krishna]]
|[[Janata Dal (Secular)|JD(S)]]
|10.06.2004 to 04.06.2008
|-
|18
|[[Jagadish Shettar]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|05.06.2008 to 16.11.2009
|-
|19
|[[K. G. Bopaiah]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|17.11.2009 to May 2013
|-
|20
|[[Kagodu Thimmappa]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|31.05.2013 to 19.06.2016
|-
|21
|[[K. B. Koliwad]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|05.07.2016 to 18.05.2018
|-
|22
|[[K. R. Ramesh Kumar]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|25.05.2018 to 29.07.2019
|-
|23
|[[Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|31.07.2019 (Incumbent)
|}

== See also ==
*[[Vidhana Soudha]]
*[[Government of Karnataka]]
*[[Karnataka Legislative Council]]
*[[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka]]
*[[List of Speakers of the Karnataka Legislature]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://www.loksabhaelections.in/karnataka Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 2019 Result Website]

{{Karnataka elections}}
{{Legislatures of India}}
{{Current Indian assemblies}}
{{Karnataka Legislative Assembly}}
{{Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Karnataka}}
{{Karnataka Cabinets}}
{{Authority control}}

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